Just some other info I've been asked since the release of the video. 1. Yes FPV-Power are an Australian Company - They are non for profit, they make batteries and sell them - this is why they are affordable. 2. Mercury have confirmed they used the term 'lithium ion' to cover all lithium type batteries with a BMS - LiFePO4 and LiCoO2 included
As someone who is an electrician and also in the RC Helicopter Hobby. I totally understand lithium batteries. FPV power cut their teeth in the RC hobbies. I run their batteries in my Yak and absolutely love them. Once again another great review Mate.
Excellent Video. I strongly recommend FPV-Power batteries after running in my boat for over 2 years now, in my hobie for 5 years as well as in my vehicle to run my Fridge.
Nice video @Byron. Love my FPV kayak battery, only running the sounder and can't even put a dent in the charge after a day on the water. Won't give this comp a miss as I don't have a boat.
The 24v is exactly what I am in the market for as I have a serious weight issue on my Portside with dual AGM 110ah batteries under my passenger console running my Motorguide.
I have been using the FPV-Power 12V 75AH LiFePO4 Battery for my Livescope with a ULTRA 105sv and a UHD 75 Garmin units for the past 12 months without issue, get 3 + days easy, would love to add the 24V 80AH LiFePO4 Battery for my electric motor.
Nice! I have just upgraded my boat with about 10k of lithium battery system 36v (12v x 3 with trollbridge 36 lithium for charging on the go). for Minn Kota. 200Ah for house and 60Ah 1000CCA hybrid start battery with DCDC charger in between the start and house.
Cracking info well done. The hybrid battery is particularly interesting. I've been running a 24V LiFePO4 battery for my MG (brushed) trolling motor for the past 4 years and never had any issues. I tend to think that the whole "don't use Li with a brushed motor" is an urban myth. One big positive of going Lithium that no one seems to address, is that your battery capacity will also last longer by virtue of the fact that the voltage is higher for longer (P=IV) so the current draw is actually less - as well as the ability to draw deeper.
Great insite to lithium batteries. A full set of lithium batteries will lighten up my bass electric perfect tonget the extra speed I need . Awesome job
I’m not a boat owner, but the 12v 75ah battery would be perfect for a 12v auxiliary setup in the back of the SUV for things like the fridge, electronics charging, air compressor and kayak battery top ups when away on weekend fishing trips 👍 Great vid, very informative.
Great review, I had no idea about that hybrid cranking setup or the VSR. Killer giveaway by you and FPV-power. The 12v 75ah would be great for me. Cheers!
Another cracking vid mate, good to see a review that doesn't tell u to spend ridiculous $$$ on over marketed batteries with the threat of your boat burning down if you dont! I'm keen on a hybrid crank and then a house battery so that you can run your electronics all day with zero fear of your crank battery going flat
On Mercury and their discomfort with Lithium: another issue is that alternators cannot handle the low resistance of a Lithium battery (or for that matter a Lithium / capacitor battery). Alternators typically don't even cope with large loads from several lead acid (typically AGM) batteries in a boat. But at least lead acid will gain resistance as their charge level increases. Which puts less load on the alternator. Hence the solution to all that, is a DC-DC charger, in between the alternator and the lower resistance batteries. Or a more expensive solution, is an external regulator, which lowers alternator load when the alternator is working very hard, My main concern with Lithium though, is what happens if the BMS fails.
Great vid byron! Lots of good pointers. Lighter the better. In the process of getting a new lowrance elite. So a new lithium battery would go nicely with it. 🤙
Thanks Byron, I'm looking at a LiFepo4 battery for my trolling motor to drop 20+ kg from near the front of my little boat. Now you've got me looking at a hybrid cranking battery too to lighten up the stern. Winning this would be fantastic - and leave me more $$$ for fishing gear, or even entry to the Tassie ABT next year.
This is unreal technology that is coming in like rockets would love the 12v 75ah to run my brushless watersnake currently been using the 50ah battery work a treat but wanting to run lights and coms Keep up the fantastic work byron your smashing it yewww 🤙🤙🤙
Thanks for the informative video guys, I'm always looking at different lithium battery videos and this has answered a few of my questions. My favourite battery would be the 24volt 80ah to drive my 80lb Motor Guide.
Been using FPV on the kayak for a while now, great batteries. Lithium batteries are the way to go, we just need the manufacture costs to drop down. 12v 75ah would be my choice to purchase
Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to walk us through it all , I've just started looking this last few weeks and stumbled across FPV as one of the brands I was looking to use. Will definitely give them a call to talk through options to upgrade my boat to make it tournament worthy 👍
Another very insightful video 👍🏽👍🏽 My battery of choice with out a doubt would be the cranking battery. Removing the heavy battery out of my tinny would be the best mod so far 🤞🏼
Anther great review, Byron! The FPV batteries sound like great products! I'm keen on the cranking battery with the super capacitor, as it'll take about 20kg out of the back of my boat right away!
I'm going for a 12v 75ah unit to run my tinny, pull start motor so just need to run a live well, sounders and other stuff like lights. Also running a 12v minn kota so spot lock for days. My battery is mid mounted so I'd get a few KS an hour more.
Great review as always Byron The 12V 75AH would be an ideal battery for the 420 Dory my Son n I are modding for use on the Glenelg River and as a unit he can learn some seamship in. Not needing a cranking battery as the motor is a manual start, i do want to just run a DC style battery to run the electronics and leccie. Lithium would be great ro save some weight.
Awesome video as always.. My pick would have to be the hybrid crank, that thing is a beast and would be amazing to save all the weight i have setup in mine currently.
Great review.... I only run the 7AH on my kayak for the sounder but just bought a boat and an upgrade to the 75AH for sounder and trolling motor would be awesome.... great products 👌👌👌
Been running the FPV batteries in my kayak for a few years now and love them. Just upgraded to the largest one they make and love the longevity of it. Great info and well presented
Cheers for the great review i have been looking at lithium batteries for a few seasons now seems to be the way to go.to loose 100kgs in deep cycle batteries would be great
Every review you do seems to line up directly with what I’m researching for my tinny project hahaha. If I don’t win this, I’ll definitely be picking up the 12v 75ah as my project doesn’t need much power but always needs RELIABLE power.
amazing! Kudos on creating an all electric speedboat. You are way ahead of Tesla trying to achieve this. No wonder you are grinning all the way through.
A great review mate. I want all of the batteries for different purposes. The 12v 75Ah battery would be great for the general electronics in the boat, including my 12v bow mount. The cranking battery with capacitor just sounds like a good idea (and I'm an ex electronics engineer so it just sounds cool to me). The 24v battery would be a god-send on Googong where electric motor only rules mean I'm currently running a 24v transom mount motor backed by two very heavy 120Ah 12v AGMs. If I had to choose one, I'd probably settle on the 24v for the transom mount. It'd take most of the weight out of the back of the boat while running on the low powered electric.
Hey John, thanks for spending the time to comment. The capacitor concept was a new one to me, I guess you’ve come across them before. Pumped you enjoyed the video.
Lots of good info here! Cranking battery definitely has my attention, particularly when connected via the VSR with a house battery! Very nice setup. Something I didn’t realise could be done.
Awesome stuff mate been looking at buying some batterys from FPV POWER for my boat I'm interested in the 12volt hybrid but a 24volt 75amp for the trolling would be awesome as well
Really like your vid keen on the hybrid I attempted a marine green crank and went flat x3 not good when In boat along way from help So went back to lead acid This hybrid my be the answer
Great info! Admit I had to watch more than once for it all to sink in. One question someone may be able to answer - the electronics Lithium battery connected to the VSR with the crank battery in this setup is being charged by the outboard. This FPV battery I think comes with it's own charger. I thought that was because these batteries need special chargers (which are often expensive). Is it OK for the health of the battery to just be charged from the outboards alternator?
You do need to look at the alternator and check the amps and make sure that is sufficient to charge the battery. If it’s not you may need to add a dc-dc, but it wasn’t an issue for me.
Love the 7Ah FPV I’ve got running my sounder on my yak. The reduced weight makes a difference! Would like to change it to the 24Ah to run an electric on it as well!
Love the idea of the whole setup. The 24v for the electric and surely the crank hybrid battery capacitor is the future. I wonder what Yamaha says about lithium….?
Thanks for the review and info Byron. The 24v would be a fantastic edition to the back of my triton to replace the current 55kg for the pair of deep cycles. 🤞🏽
The hybrid batteries sound just perfect for my need always got a sluggish engine to start I have a car jump pack and it has capicitor to jump start my landcruiser v8 diesel and it dose it easy tried it on my boat motar wow Thort I was going to chase the starter moter down after it started engin it was still spinning fora long period so much crank power was brilliant that convinced me I. Need one of the batteries to fix my power start promblem
It was really interesting to find out more about lithium and hybrid batteries for boats. Thanks! I would be keen to get a 12V 75AH LiFePo4 battery to keep my electric and sounder going with much less weight than what my little car topper has now.
Another great review thank you for all the work and effort put into you videos the lithium batteries look epic when you thru the battery up in the air I couldn’t believe it I would get the 12v 100 ah for my 3.7m tinny for my minn Kota
Another well thought out and articulated vid - great content for any one thinking of installing or upgrading batteries - will have to have a look at the 24v system that would reduce my boat weight and as U point out give extra storage space -
I have no idea what battery to choose but I have a small tinny with the hope of buying an electric motor so whichever would be suitable for that would be great 👍
Very informative and interesting video. Good timing as I have a Polycraft on order and would love to fit it out with something like these FPV batteries. With 4 kids in our family anything that would reduce weight would be awesome. The hybrid cranking battery is the one I'd love to fit in my boat the most followed by the 24v trolling motor battery. Great vid once again 👍
The 75 ah or 80ah would be great to run a sounder, lights and an electric motor in the yak, and is much more suitable thanks to the lightweight construction, cheers Byron
Another great review Byron Tea Hill. Been thinking about changing to Lithium batteries for a while but was worried about them catching on fire. These FPV 12v 75Ah & 12v 25Ah Hybrid cranking batter with Super Capacitor batteries would be great for my boat.
Thank you for the great review. Can you please explain the Isolator 50a on the +12 line to the boat electronics please? Trying to understand what it isolates on a single circuit. Thank you!
@@ByronTeaHill thank you that makes sense. So I purchased the same DVSR as you. It shows the common post to go to motor + and then to boat electronics. Did you not run the dvsr common to the electronics and just use the house battery + to the electronics with the shut off? Thank you!
Such a good review. Really helps demystify Lithium. Thanks Mate. The 24v 80Ah would be brilliant in my little boat to replace the 2 12v chunky monkey lead acids located under the front deck driving the Garmin Force.
Great review and information i would love to replace my aging lead acid batteries with a nice new 24 volt system and rid the boat of the 60 plus kilos of weight and replace with less than half of that
